scholarly journals Further records of phytoseiid (Acari: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) species for Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. ec03048
Author(s):  
Marina F. C. Barbosa ◽  
Peterson R. Demite ◽  
Antonio C. Lofego ◽  
Geraldo J. N. de Vasconcelos ◽  
Gilberto J. de Moraes
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
New Records ◽  
Predatory Mites ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Biological Control Agents ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Plant Parts

Phytoseiidae Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata) is a family of predatory mites found mostly on the aerial plant parts. Several phytoseiid species are commercialized as biological control agents. Even though Brazil is the fifth country with the highest number of valid species, knowledge about the phytoseiid fauna in different Brazilian states is highly variable. The objective of this paper is to report unpublished records of phytoseiids on different Brazilian states. The list includes 20 species belonging to 13 genera. New records are reported for 11 states; the largest number of new records is reported for Santa Catarina (7), followed by Paraná (4).

The Long horned beetles ( Cerambycidae: Coleoptera) with new records from Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-91
Author(s):  
Waheed Ali Panhwar ◽  
Kamran Ahmed Pathan ◽  
Abdul Manan Shaikh ◽  
Safdar Ali Ujjan ◽  
Javed Ahmed Ujan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
New Record ◽  
New Records ◽  
Agricultural Fields ◽  
Polar Regions ◽  
Biological Control Agents ◽  
Longhorn Beetles ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Horned Beetles

The longhorn beetles belongs to family Cerambycidae. The beetles are present in almost all ecosystems, except the ocean and Polar Regions. They are most the important biological control agents into agro-ecosystems. The beetles help in the biological control they eat extensive assortments of tree dwelling, soil dwelling insects and also eat caterpillars, maggots, aphids, bug, ants, wasp. Long horned beetles were gathered from different sites (agricultural fields and their surrounding vegetation) of district Naushahro Feroze with insect net (7.79 cm in diameter and 49.9 cm in length) and hand picking. A of 234 specimens were captured from October 2018 to July 2019. The material was identified into 07 species out of 06 genera. Of which Batocera rubus (Linnaeus, 1758), New Record from Sindh, Batocera rufomaculata (Charles De Geer, 1775), New Record from Sindh, Apriona cinerea (Chevrolat, 1852), New Record from Sindh, Archopalus exoticus (Sharp, 1905), New Record from Pakistan Macrotoma crenata (Fabricius, 1801), New Record from Pakistan, Prionus corpulantus (Bates, 1878) New Record from Sindh, Dorysthenes hugelii (Redtenbacher, 1848), New Record from Pakistan. The highest ratio of specimens were recorded from Mehrabpur and lowest ratio of specimens were recorded from Moro.

Polychaetes from Santa Catarina State (southern Brazil): checklist and remarks on species distribution

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3486 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAULO ROBERTO PAGLIOSA ◽  
JOÃO GABRIEL DORIA ◽  
GIORGIA FREITAS ALVES ◽  
TITO CESAR MARQUES DE ALMEIDA ◽  
LUCIANO LORENZI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Progressive Increase ◽  
Water Masses ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Rarefaction Curves ◽  
Occurrence Of Species ◽  
Santa Catarina State

This study summarizes taxonomic information on polychaetes from Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil, between25º57'S and 29º23'S, and provides species distribution records together with information on habitats, based on historicaldata and novel records from primary surveys. Rarefaction curves showed that most species were found in the shallowsublittoral (to 60 m) rather than in deep sublittoral (>60 m) or estuarine habitats. Altogether, 228 valid species belongingto 141 genera and 44 families were recorded. This inventory adds 141 new records to previous regional reports. We founda shift in occurrence of species when comparing data from the study area with data from both southward (29–33º S) andnorthward (23–26º S) sites. Few species were shared between consecutive sites: this could be a response to the regionalbehaviour of the atmosphere and water masses, with a progressive increase in the influence of subantarctic waters and a decrease in the influence of subtropical waters.

New species and new records of mites of the family Laelapidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) associated with Coleoptera in Iran

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2883 (1) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
OMID JOHARCHI ◽  
BRUCE HALLIDAY
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Biological Control Agents ◽  
The Family ◽  
Ecological Relationship ◽  
First Time

We report on a collection of mites in the family Laelapidae associated with scarabaeid beetles in Iran. Five known species are recorded from Iran for the first time: Coleolaelaps asiaticus Karg, 1999, Hypoaspis integer Berlese, 1911, Hypoaspis pentodoni Costa, 1971, Hypoaspis phyllognathi Costa, 1971, and Hypoaspis terrestris (Leonardi, 1899). Four new species are described: Coleolaelaps costai sp. nov., Hypoaspis larvicolus sp. nov., Hypoaspis maryamae sp. nov., and Hypoaspis melolonthae sp. nov. The ecological relationship between these mites and their beetle hosts has not been analysed in detail, but they probably do not play a major role as biological control agents of pest scarabs.

scholarly journals New Records of Microfungi and Chromista from Anatolian Peninsula of Turkey

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. OZASLAN ◽  
E. HÜSEYIN ◽  
S. FAROOQ ◽  
H. ONEN
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
New Records ◽  
Pyricularia Grisea ◽  
Setaria Viridis ◽  
Biological Control Agents ◽  
Generic Level ◽  
Artemisia Dracunculus ◽  
Downy Mildews ◽  
As Species ◽  
Anatolian Peninsula

ABSTRACT: This article presents new records of fungi and downy mildews in Turkey on different weeds of agrophytocoenosis. These records include Plectosphaerella alismatis (Oudem.) A.J.L. Phillips, Carlucci & M.L. Raimondo (on Alisma plantago-aquatica L.), Pyricularia grisea Sacc. (on Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv.), Phakopsora artemisiae Hirats. (on Artemisia dracunculus L.), Puccinia rubefaciens Johanson (on Galium sp.), Ustilago trichophora (Link) Kunze (on Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.), Peronospora astragalina Syd. (on Astragalus homosus L.) and P. myagri Mayor (on Myagrum perfoliatum L.). Plectosphaerella and Phakopsora as generic level and others as species are new records from Turkey. Description and illustrations of the identified fungi are presented, which all are based on Turkish specimens. The identified fungi could be potential biological control agents; however, detailed studies are needed in this regard.

Encarsia species (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) of Australia and the Pacific Islands attacking Bemisia tabaci and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) – a pictorial key and descriptions of four new species

2001 ◽  
Vol 91 (5) ◽  
pp. 369-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Schmidt ◽  
I.D. Naumann ◽  
P.J. De Barro
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Bemisia Tabaci ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
New Records ◽  
Trialeurodes Vaporariorum ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Biological Control Agents ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Identification Of Species ◽  
Biotype B

AbstractAfter the recent introduction of the pest whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) biotype B into Australia, research was undertaken to study the parasitoids of the long established native B. tabaci and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood). The genus Encarsia species which are important biological control agents of whiteflies and hard scales. The taxonomy of the Encarsia species attacking B. tabaci and T. vaporariorum in Australia and the Pacific Islands is revised. DNA sequencing of the 28S D2 ribosomal DNA was used characterize species. Sixteen species are recognized, with 12 occurring in Australia, eight in the Pacific region, and four in both regions. All except one species (E. formosa Gahan) are new records for Australia. Four species are described as new from Australia: E. accenta & Naumann sp. n., E. adusta Schmidt & Naumann sp. n., E. oakeyensis Schmidt & Naumann sp. n., and E. ustulata Schmidt & Naumann sp. n. Diagnostic descriptions are given for all species and each species is illustrated. pictorial key is provided to allow the identification of species by non-specialists.

scholarly journals Hyperparasitoids (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae and Signiphoridae) of Hypogeococcus spp. mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Argentina and Paraguay

2020 ◽  
pp. 148-165
Author(s):  
Serguei V. Triapitsyn ◽  
María B. Aguirre ◽  
Guillermo A. Logarzo ◽  
Stephen D. Hight
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Taxonomic Identification ◽  
Biological Control Agents ◽  
Natural Control ◽  
Columnar Cacti ◽  
Control Programs ◽  
Unknown Male

Identified and reviewed taxonomically are the hyperparasitoids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) in Argentina and Paraguay associated with Hypogeococcus spp. (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), mealybugs that feed on various native cacti (Cactaceae) as well as some Amaranthaceae and Portulacaceae. The following genera and species were collected and reared in the course of surveys conducted in Argentina during 2010–2019 and in Paraguay during 2016–2019: Chartocerus argentinus (Brèthes) stat. rev. [reinstated as a valid species from the previous synonymy with Chartocerus niger (Ashmead)] and Chartocerus axillaris De Santis from Argentina (Signiphoridae), an undescribed Cheiloneurus sp. from Paraguay and Prochiloneurus argentinensis (De Santis) from Argentina (Encyrtidae). These are secondary parasitoids via Encyrtidae primary parasitoids of Hypogeococcus sp., candidate biological control agents against a Hypogeococcus sp. (commonly called the Harrisia cactus mealybug) that is devastating the native columnar cacti in Puerto Rico. The previously unknown male of Chartocerus argentinus is described, and a lectotype is designated for  Signiphora argentina Brèthes. Taxonomic notes are provided for Ablerus platensis (Brèthes) (Hymenoptera:Azotidae), for which a lectotype is designated (for Dimacrocerus platensis Brèthes); it is newly recorded from Paraguay. Hyperparasitoids can be detrimental to biological control programs, but their impact has often been unknown or underestimated. Taxonomic identification of the hyperparasitoids is the first step in assessing the potential negative impact to the natural control of Hypogeococcus spp. in South America.

scholarly journals First report of the predatory mite Amblyseius tamatavensis Blommers, 1974 (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Peru, and a key for the separation of the Amblyseius species reported so far from that country

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. ec03037
Author(s):  
Sofía Jiménez Jorge ◽  
Peterson R. Demite ◽  
Gilberto J. de Moraes
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Frankliniella Occidentalis ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Predatory Mites ◽  
Predatory Mite ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Biological Control Agents ◽  
Phyllocoptruta Oleivora ◽  
First Time ◽  
Species Being

Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) is an important family of predatory mites, with some species being commercialized as biological control agents for the control of phytophagous mites and small insects. In Peru, 65 species of this family have been recorded so far, with Amblyseius being the most diverse genus, with 11 species. The aim of this study is to report for the first time the presence of Amblyseius tamatavensis Blommers, 1974 in Peru. In South America, this species has so far been reported only in Brazil and Venezuela. In Peru, A. tamatavensis was found on orange plants [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck] in the district of Pangoa, department of Júnin. In the laboratory, collected specimens were observed to feed on Phyllocoptruta oleivora (Ashmed, 1879) (Acari: Eriophyidae) and Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande, 1895) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Studies to verify the potential of this species as a biological control agent for pests occurring in Peru should be conducted. A key to the Amblyseius species recorded in Peru is presented.

scholarly journals An annotated checklist of Coccinellidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) with eight new records from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

ZooKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1006 ◽  
pp. 35-89
Author(s):  
Amin Al Ansi ◽  
Areej A. Alkhalaf ◽  
Hassan Fadl ◽  
Iftekhar Rasool ◽  
Hathal Al Dhafer
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Biological Control Agents ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
The World ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
Clitostethus Arcuatus ◽  
Annotated Checklist

The members of Coccinellidae are among the most important biological control agents being used throughout the world. The objective of this study was to provide the current scenario of this family in Saudi Arabia. Collection surveys of ladybird individuals were conducted throughout Saudi Arabia. A total of 5400 specimens of Coccinellidae were collected belonging to 51 species in 19 genera and seven tribes: Sticholotidini (2 genera / 10 species), Coccidulini (1/3), Scymnini (4/24), Diomini (1/1), Hyperaspidini (1/3), Chilocorini (3/8), Noviini (1/3), Coccinellini (8/11), Epilachnini (2/2). One genus, Clitostethus, and eight species and subspecies, Cheilomenes lunata lunata (Fabricius, 1775), Clitostethus arcuatus (Rossi, 1794), Nephus ornatulus Korschefsky, 1931, N. nigricans (Weise, 1879), Pharoscymnus fleischeri (Weise, 1883), Novius yemenensis Raimundo & Fürsch, 2006, Scymnus (Scymnus) scapuliferus Mulsant, 1850, and Stethorus endrodyi Fürsch, 1970, are reported as new records to Saudi Arabia. Two endemic species, Scymnus agrumi and S. arabicus, were recorded. This study also describes the geographical distribution for each species and the diagnostic characters for new records.

Bryocorinae Baerensprung, 1860 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) of European Russia and the Caucasus: synopsis and key to species

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4920 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-338
Author(s):  
FEDOR V. KONSTANTINOV ◽  
VLADIMIR V. NEIMOROVETS
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Species Delimitation ◽  
New Records ◽  
European Russia ◽  
Northern Caucasus ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
Biological Control Agents ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
North Ossetia

This paper provides a review of the plant bug subfamily Bryocorinae (Hemiptera: Miridae) of European Russia and the Caucasus. Although several bryocorine species are widely used as biological control agents, species delimitation remains challenging even in the relatively well-studied European fauna. We provide diagnoses, distribution data, host information, and illustrated keys to six genera and 21 species found in the region. The following new records are given: Dicyphus (B.) albonasutus Wagner, 1951 (Crimea and Caucasus, North Ossetia), Dicyphus (B.) digitalidis Josifov, 1958 (Caucasus, Abkhazia), Dicyphus (B.) geniculatus (Fieber, 1858) (Armenia and Ingushetia), Dicyphus (D.) epilobii Reuter 1883 (Abkhazia and Ingushetia), Dicyphus (D.) hyalinipennis Burmeister, 1835 (Armenia). Previous records of Dicyphus (B.) annulatus (Wolff, 1804) from the Northern Caucasus (Konstantinov & Zinovyeva 2017), and Crimea were based on misidentifications and should be referred to D. albonasutus. Records of Dicyphus (D.) pallidus (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1836) from Krasnodar Terr and Azerbaijan should be referred to D. errans (Wolff, 1804). 

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